Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Logan Motor Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 1963No. 3184PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Napoleon Simpson and his subrogor, Government Employees Insurance Company (hereafter referred to as GEICO), brought this action for property damage to Simpson’s automobile. At the close of their evidence the trial court directed a verdict for appellees. This appeal followed.
In July 1958 Simpson purchased a new Ford Thunderbird automobile from Logan Motor Company. Combining business and pleasure, he drove the car 4,600 miles during the next two months. In September he was involved in an accident when the car’s power brakes failed to operate. The brake failure occurred…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Anderson-Weber, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Picker X-Ray Corp. v. General Motors Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Knapp v. Willys-Ardmore, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Robert D. Putman v. Erie City Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Cottom v. McGUIRE FUNERAL SERVICE, INCORPORATEDDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Williams v. Steuart Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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